Chapter 3:

Nnngh…. I want more slee—eeep!

MOMMY! Get up! Get up! We're gonna start our journey today!

I jolt up and Avon tumbles down from where he had been perched on my stomach. I sit there blinking for a few minutes as my mind finishes waking up. Quickly I get out of bed and get dressed, an impressive feat considering I had three very excited Eevees tumbling around my feet. After I finished getting dressed I dashed downstairs to find my parents sitting at the table—the same table that two years ago I met my first two Pokémon as eggs. Today on the table was breakfast and a few items.

"What are these?" I ask as I fill a plate with a healthy breakfast of fruit, yogurt, eggs, sausage, and milk.

Daddy smiles at me as I start to eat, not rushing but still going quickly. "These are a few items we wanted to explain to you. The first is the town map—Dear? Why is it called a town map and not a region map? It shows more than just a town—"

"Daddy! Can you stay on topic?" I prompt, giggling into my food at how easily my daddy can get distracted when the topic doesn't have to do with breeding.

Daddy blushes and continues, "Well, the town map will help you keep track of where you are and any interesting things you might want to visit. I encourage you to just check every corner you can get to. You never know what you will find. Next is a dowsing machine which will show you where hidden items are. Very handy. The last is something you will need during battles. These are max revives. If your Pokémon faints it will revive them at full health. Choose when to use these very carefully. They are extremely hard to find."

My eyes are wide as I look at the items while I finish my food. As I swallow the last bite I smile at my parents. Before I can say anything there is a crashing on the stairs. Avon, Dusklace, and Dawnlace stare in the direction of the sound. Along I feel amusement flowing off them through our link.

Tristan comes tumbling out of the stairwell glancing around until he sees me and relaxes.

"What did you think I would leave before you got up?" I grin at his bedhead and clothing that he obviously rushed to put on.

He just grins back. "I just want to spend as much time as I can with you before you leave."

"You aren't going to follow me right?" I turn to our parents, "You aren't going to let him follow me? I want to do this journey on my own."

My mommy's eyes dance, "We won't let him follow you. If he runs into you while on the job is another thing. We will require him to return home between jobs, since we're losing one of our important helpers. Four of them actually."

I grin again as I feel relief coming from Avon. He too was worried that my overprotective brother was just going to follow us around.

An hour later, and I am completely ready to go. I had completely packed my bag and said goodbye to each of the Pokémon on the ranch. Now I stand at the entrance giving hugs to my parents and Tristan. Only one last thing to say.

"We're off!"

This chapter is about half the length of the first two, but don't worry! The fourth chapter for this story is going to be up soon! This was just a perfect place to stop and I really wanted to take my time with what I have in mind for the next chapter. For once I may know what I am doing—what am I saying? I have no clue what I'm doing!